Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyIndividually leading busy and varied artistic lives in Chicago and throughout the Midwest, trumpeter Eric Jacobson, pianist Pamela York and bassist Clay Schaub have gathered weekly for the Monday night residency at Milwaukee’s Mason Street Grill since 2021. There they allow their ideas and inspirations gleaned through the week to …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Lou Donaldson on Blue Note Craig’s celebration of 85 years of Blue Note Records continues with a spotlight on alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Now 97 years old and retired, Sweet Lou’s career at Blue Note began in 1952, when producer …
We’ve had some requests for an “answer key” to KCCK’s Holiday Card this year. Here are names that go with the faces! Top Row: Phil Brown (Talking Pictures), Killian Ritland (Thursday Evenings), Dennis Green (General Manager) Michelle Collier (Development Director), Ron Adkins (Weekday Afternoons) 2nd Row: Bob Naujoks (Gentle Jazz), Bob Stewart (Weekday Mornings), Caleb …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Elvin Jones on Blue Note Craig continues his celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Blue Note Records with samplings from drummer Elvin Jones’s 10-plus dates as a Blue Note leader and 20-plus dates as a sideman on the legendary label. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Bob Dorough and Abbe Lane, bandleader Stan Kenton, hornman Clark Terry, saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers” (1954), Kenny Drew’s “Undercurrent” …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. As one of today’s few professional touring bands, it has attracted some of the finest musicians in the country. Twice yearly the Note travels throughout the country spreading its big band sound to communities from …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Great Mary Lou Williams Craig celebrates the piano artistry of Mary Lou Williams as he spins a variety of wonderful selections from Mary Lou’s 100-plus recordings. Plus, we’ll learn more about this amazing musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader. …
22 years ago Jim Engelbach and Kyle Patrick brought the TubaChristmas tradition to Cedar Rapids. Anyone with a Tuba is invited to get together for a day-of rehearsal followed by an informal concert open to the public. This year’s concert will be at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library at 3pm on Dec 9. Players can …
